Filament
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a fine thread or wire such a wire, heated to glowing, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther. In textiles, a continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length
Strand
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The flat area of land bordering a body of water; a beach or shore.Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a rope or cord.A string.An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To run aground.To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
Example sentence: The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you have to remember that.